That Rakitić volley

We could watch this on a loop for hours. The Croatian doubled Barcelona’s lead against Spurs with such elegance, and the ball thwacking the inside of the post makes this goal a masterpiece.

On this form, how could you bet against Messi and Co this time around?

We don’t want this to all be about Barcelona but we must add: Suárez and those dummy runs, phwoar!

Real Madrid draw a blank

Three games without a goal now for Julen Lopetegui’s men makes it the club’s worst run in eleven years. They started the season not missing Cristiano Ronaldo at all but now look like they’ll never find the back of the net again.

Losing at CSKA Moscow was a poor result for the current European champions but they’re remaining relaxed.

“With hard work and by keeping calm, we’ll get back on the goal trail,” insisted the Real coach. We hope for his sake they do. Next up it’s Viktoria Plzeň at the Bernabéu.